2018: Under The Radar
yesterday I started doing a 2018 ranked list, writing blurbs and shit. I lost the fucking list after 30 records. because I don't want to repeat myself I created a list for underappreciated albums, who are good or in some way noteworthy. cause I'm a friend of every lazy person I added links and cause I'm lazy too it isn't ranked or well structured/ thought out. Mainly black metal, death metal and doom. I don't think anyone would/should trust my taste in electro etc. and noise records are harder to track down (limited tape runs and no one including me loads them up) The last records on this list are upcoming releases wh hadn't had a new article dedicated to them. |
| 1 |  | Funeral Mist
Hekatomb
bm
https://funeralmist.bandcamp.com/album/hekatomb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMvTLbwwIK4 |
| 2 |  | Sammal
Suuliekki
prog
fun finnish retro prog with some psych rock influences
https://sammal.bandcamp.com/album/suuliekki |
| 3 |  | Solstice (UK)
White Horse Hill
epic doom
their first full-length release since "New Dark Age" in 1998. My metal Aoty so far.
https://solstice-englander.bandcamp.com/album/white-horse-hill-3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TAMg1T98Rk |
| 4 |  | Taphos
Come Ethereal Somberness
dm
here they changed their sound since their first into a more blackenend death direction. holds up pretty well in a strong year for death metal.
https://taphos.bandcamp.com/album/come-ethereal-somberness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYIycFKkPtU |
| 5 |  | Vomitor
Pestilent Death
thrash
the return of the aussie legends. pure, primitive old school thrash.
https://vomitor-australia.bandcamp.com/album/pestilent-death
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee9bEHaJBdg |
| 6 |  | Abigor
Höllenzwang - Chronicles Of Perdition
bm
unlike other bands, who started out in the 90's, Abigor's sound evolved resulting in a rather diverse discography. Simply said: Höllenzwang contains in its 36 min. more ideas than 2 records of most black metal bands.
https://avantgardemusic.bandcamp.com/album/h-llenzwang-chronicles-of-perdition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZTbJ1Fi_YY |
| 7 |  | Evil Warriors
Fall from Reality
bm
black metal with a bit of death and thrash mixed into it.
https://evilwarriors.bandcamp.com/album/fall-from-reality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h7eI5hcviI |
| 8 |  | Afsky
Sorg
bm
side project by the guitarist of Solbrud. atmospheric bm with some dsbm.
https://afsky.bandcamp.com/album/sorg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ0bw_noOyM |
| 9 |  | Tusmorke
Fjernsyn i farver
prog
folky prog from norway. no electric guitars.
https://tusm-rke.bandcamp.com/album/fjernsyn-i-farver |
| 10 |  | Gnaw Their Tongues
Genocidal Majesty
black ambient
It's been awhile since I listenend to something by Maurice de Jong. He simply shat out to many records/projects and it often felt to me like he was trying far too hard. Either I'm startting to get mellow or he has gotten better cause I dig this one.
https://gnawtheirtongues.bandcamp.com/album/genocidal-majesty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsxmdy-MMiI |
| 11 |  | Lebanon Hanover
Let Them Be Alien
coldwave
It's messy, I will never be 100% happy with the guys voice (sounds at times almost like a parody) but I can't help but love them. Overall on of their weaker albums (and easy to hate I guess)
https://lebanonhanover.bandcamp.com/album/let-them-be-alien
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjsvY2V5HUI |
| 12 |  | Dautha
Brethren of the Black Soil
doom
Candlemass meets My Dying Bride with lyrics about medieval times. (Memberf of Wardenclyffe, Griftegard etc)
https://dautha-vanrecords.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXVDaxtDYbU |
| 13 |  | Cosmic Church
Täyttymys
bm
the final Cosmic Church album this time with more keyboard. melodic and melancholic.
https://cosmicchurch.bandcamp.com/album/t-yttymys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF1fXfZPeU0 |
| 14 |  | Drowse
Cold Air
shoegaze
read Tristan's review, he is better than me. u can trust me on that.
https://drowse.bandcamp.com/album/cold-air
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6VtVCaDLK1ellYCuZ4JCSPcWpLNLX-gK |
| 15 |  | Grafjammer
Schalm & Schabauw
bm
dutch bm with a bit black 'n' roll. their earlier stuff was more Carpathian Forest/ Darkthrone's The Cult is Alive. More black less punk.
https://grafjammer.bandcamp.com/album/schalm-schabauw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7FJYWVJD1M |
| 16 |  | Master's Hammer
Fascinator
bm
Master's Hammer can do whatever the fuck they want. It's a fun record.
https://mastershammer.bandcamp.com/album/fascinator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_AsSmJOmc4 |
| 17 |  | Grave Upheaval
(untitled)
dm
pvre darkness uneartthed. musick directly out of the tomb.thick atmosphere.
https://graveupheaval.bandcamp.com/album/- |
| 18 |  | Verheerer
Maltrér
bm
https://verheerer1.bandcamp.com/album/maltr-r
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy8AI7tZp7E |
| 19 |  | Maggot Heart
Dusk to Dusk
rock
Their ep from last year was one of my go to records for the way home after dark. Dark rock music with a urban feel. It has the grit, dirt and bite most bands in the genre miss. Brought to u by Linnéa Olsson ( ex- The Oath, ex-Beastmilk/Grave Pleasures) with the help of Åhman, Bruniusson ( both ex-In Solitude and currently in Reveal, No Future(Å) and Death Alley, Procession (B) )
https://maggotheart.bandcamp.com/ |
| 20 |  | Messa
Feast for Water
doom
They have branched out stylistically even more/ added more non-metal influences. One of the most interesting current bands in the doom sector.
https://messa666.bandcamp.com/album/feast-for-water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMszVb25Q1s |
| 21 |  | Antlers (DE)
Beneath.Below.Behold
bm
atmospheric bm with the punch that a lot of bands in this niche lack. (the guitarist is also in Sangre de Muerdago )
https://ntlrs.bandcamp.com/album/beneath-below-behold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeaEDZLNjAs |
| 22 |  | Svrm
Лихиї вітри стогнуть без упину
bm
atmospheric bm by ukrainian one-man band. short and intense.
https://svrm.bandcamp.com/album/--6 |
| 23 |  | Demonomancy
Poisoned Atonement
dm/bm
unremarkable debut 5 years ago. this is much better.
https://demonomancy.bandcamp.com/album/poisoned-atonement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXKujg4sYOQ |
| 24 |  | Urfaust
The Constellatory Practice
bm
https://urfaust.bandcamp.com/album/the-constellatory-practice-2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayCHct5hXPc |
| 25 |  | Secret Cutter
Quantum Eraser
sludge/ grind
https://secretcutter.bandcamp.com/album/quantum-eraser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoMnnhxcnOY |
| 26 |  | Panphage
Jord
bm
final album by this swedish one-man band. quite melodic. reminds me a bit of Arckanum (the old stuff)
https://panphage.bandcamp.com/album/jord
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5eb5z08SnM |
| 27 |  | Slidhr
The Futile Fires of Man
bm/dm
https://slidhr.bandcamp.com/album/the-futile-fires-of-man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1MKLMTtS7A |
| 28 |  | Ascension
Under Ether
bm
Consolamentum was one of the standout bm records of 2010 and in the german bm scene. They haven't lived to this record yet imo. Nonetheless is Under Ether worth your time as they are certainly not just another run of the mill bm band. I have only listenend to it twice, so it has still a chance of being than just a good bm record.
https://wtcproductions.bandcamp.com/album/under-ether
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJhcq9M6tOE |
| 29 |  | Wytch Hazel
II: Sojourn
hard rock/heavy metal
christian themed hard rock (proto- heavy metal) with a medieval touch. opener is kinda weak, the rest is on the same level as the debut.
https://wytchhazel.bandcamp.com/album/ii-sojourn |
| 30 |  | Vilkacis
Beyond the Mortal Gate
bm
usbm project by M. Rekevics of Fell Voices and Yellow Eyes.
https://vilkacis.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-mortal-gate |
| 31 |  | Eigenlicht
Self-Annihilating Consciousness
bm
Sacral Regicide was interesting and promising but ultimately not convincing enough. They have made quite a leap in quality since then.
https://eigenlicht-metal.bandcamp.com/album/self-annihilating-consciousness |
| 32 |  | Chaos Invocation
Reaping Season, Bloodshed Beyond
bm
a quality bm album with enough little twists to stick out.
https://wtcproductions.bandcamp.com/album/reaping-season-bloodshed-beyond |
| 33 |  | Dispirit
Enantiodromian Birth
bm/doom
https://dispirit.bandcamp.com/album/enantiodromian-birth |
| 34 |  | Necros Christos
Domedon Doxomedon
dm
the final Necros Christos . yeah, 113 min. are a bit too long but it might turn out to me my favourite NC album. They are def. leaving with "Domedon Doxomedon" on a high note.
https://necroschristos.bandcamp.com/album/domedon-doxomedon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYECa-FnXcE |
| 35 |  | Burial Invocation
Abiogenesis
dm
a standout album in a strong year for death metal.
https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/abiogenesis
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjIpllhbIest1biEOx9svrOvKhUWxo6-r |
| 36 |  | Torture Rack
Malefic Humiliation
dm
shares members with Witch Vomit, Cemetery Lust etc. Early Cannibal Corpse, a bit Autopsy.
http://listen.20buckspin.com/album/malefic-humiliation |
| 37 |  | Temple Desecration
Whirlwinds of Fathomless Chaos
dm/bm
top notch blackenend death metal from Poland.
https://ironboneheadproductions.bandcamp.com/album/temple-desecration-whirlwinds-of-fathomless-chaos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6ULMXQbXZ4 |
| 38 |  | Mylingar
Döda Drömmar
dm
an relentless sonic onslaught.
https://mylingar.bandcamp.com/album/d-da-dr-mmar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eG5zYnLWDI |
| 39 |  | Reverorum Ib Malacht
Im Ra Distare Summum Soveris Seris Vas innoble
bm
I am not even trying to explain Reverorum Ib Malacht here, cause I'd fail. One of the most unique black metal bands out there.
https://annapurnaprod.bandcamp.com/album/reverorum-ib-malacht-im-ra-distare-summum-soveris-seris-vas-innoble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMUmsFUxk0g |
| 40 |  | Deathbell
With The Beyond
doom
https://deathbelldoom.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSkMRBntJW4 |
| 41 |  | Knokkelklang
Jeg Begraver
bm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McrfLbc4MG0 |
| 42 |  | Galvanizer
Sanguine Vigil
deathgrind
https://galvanizer.bandcamp.com/album/sanguine-vigil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MnEQ3_7XMQ |
| 43 |  | Eagle Twin
The Thundering Heard (Songs of Hoof and Horn)
doom
https://eagletwinsl.bandcamp.com/album/the-thundering-heard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOG1CfdYzeo |
| 44 |  | Inisans
Transition
dm
half an hour of osdm from sweden (no entombedcore)
https://bloodharvestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/transition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQvOyzM3m7s |
| 45 |  | Oksennus
Kolme toista
avant bm/dm
https://oksennus.bandcamp.com/album/kolme-toista
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMw5kT0ZCgI |
| 46 |  | Adzalaan
Into Vermilion Mirrors
bm
https://vrasubatlat.bandcamp.com/album/vt-xx-into-vermilion-mirrors-3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v0Xrz2CIWU |
| 47 |  | Voices (UK)
Frightened
prog bm
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kviGuzaE-QWN47sOSHpj1sfPDv_l3xGbY |
| 48 |  | Knelt Rote
Alterity
blackened grind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NHO41PQa9Q |
| 49 |  | Dopethrone
Transcanadian Anger
stoner rock/sludge
they are now better at playing stoner/sludge stuff in the vein of Weedeater than Weedeater themselves
https://dopethrone.bandcamp.com/album/transcanadian-anger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRTL3kaZ6kg |
| 50 |  | Gra
Väsen
bm
black metal from sweden with heavy synth usage. started out as your typical swedish bm band (sounded like Dark Funeral). this changed with their last album "the Ending" and they continue on this path.
https://grahorde.bandcamp.com/album/v-sen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEW9lrvYwoI |
| 51 |  | Wallachia
Monumental Heresy
symphonic pagan bm
https://wallachia.bandcamp.com/album/monumental-heresy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15YecihOSC0 |
| 52 |  | Rites of Thy Degringolade
The Blade Philosophical
bm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxcGOAA0djM
https://nuclearwarnowproductions.bandcamp.com/album/the-blade-philosophical |
| 53 |  | Funerary Bell
Undead Revelations
bm
finnish black metal band with a hefty dose of heavy metal injected into their sound. Members from Blood Red Fog and Nephilim's Howl.
https://funerarybell.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_i_8OfQIeE |
| 54 |  | Blood Red Fog
Thanatotic Supremacy
bm
https://bloodredfog.bandcamp.com/album/thanatotic-supremacy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI-9f34qG9w |
| 55 |  | Depravity (AUS)
Evil Upheaval
dm
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsTWgPFwty40MN73EvWm3qKS_hyzS0nPf
https://depravityaustralia.bandcamp.com/ |
| 56 |  | Nocturnal Graves
Titan
thrash/bm
aussie black/thrash
https://nocturnalgravessom.bandcamp.com/album/titan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j2ndMiPfDg&t=13s |
| 57 |  | Deiquisitor
Downfall of the Apostates
dm
https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/downfall-of-the-apostates |
| 58 |  | W.A.I.L.
Wisdom Through Agony Into Illumination and Lunacy
bm/doom
https://wisdomthroughagonyintoilluminationandlunacy.bandcamp.com/album/wisdom-through-agony-into-illumination-and-lunacy-vol-ii
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUKvF-WTiCI |
| 59 |  | Dylan Carlson
Conquistador
drone
a beautiful little journey by the maestro of drones himself.
https://drcarlson.bandcamp.com/album/conquistador
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Er0veIJe2k |
| 60 |  | Lik
Carnage
dm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA0i7ubXRuk |
| 61 |  | Uniform and The Body
Mental Wounds Not Healing
industrial
https://uniformthebody.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL03PWf1B2YWt4uQndkMWXRrZOR-hwBi4o |
| 62 |  | Sol Invictus
Necropolis
neofolk
They announced to take a break after this album. unfortunately this is a good decision cause it feels like the well of inspiration has run dry (the candle burnt out etc) . not a bad album per se, not the weakest Sol Invictus album but it is fairly unremarkable.
https://sol-invictus.bandcamp.com/album/necropolis |
| 63 |  | Death Engine
Place Noire
noise rock/ hardcore
https://deathenginesound.bandcamp.com/album/place-noire |
| 64 |  | Abraham
Look, Here Comes The Dark!
post metal
https://abrahamband.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVnlqBtiJoY |
| 65 |  | LLNN
Deads
post hardcore/sludge
https://llnn.bandcamp.com/album/deads-2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25pehCdzrFk |
| 66 |  | Atrium Carceri, Cities Last Broadcast, God Body Disconnect
Miles to Midnight
ambient
https://cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/miles-to-midnight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAklx--04aI |
| 67 |  | EXIMIA
Visitors
ambient
https://cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/visitors
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL99czue-ivEtouW9TGuuhSBJYXfHqrqGN |
| 68 |  | Malfet
The Snaking Path
dungeon synth
https://pacificthrenodies.bandcamp.com/album/the-snaking-path
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-rSoPzQUlvs46tgpbPsgqPODEsmgvfBW |
| 69 |  | Elffor
Dra Sad II
dungeon synth
https://elffor.bandcamp.com/album/dra-sad-ii
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcHUJ_YX8FM&t=5s |
| 70 |  | Lord Lovidicus
Saeculorum
dungeon synth
https://lordlovidicus.bandcamp.com/album/saeculorum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEEqkJ1hgd0 |
| 71 |  | Morketsvind
Saga of Blood Lands
dungeon synth
https://morketsvind.bandcamp.com/album/saga-of-blood-lands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feeUGQL-IeA |
| 72 |  | Ornatorpet
Vid Ett Berg Uti En Dal
dungeon synth
https://ornatorpet.bandcamp.com/album/vid-ett-berg-uti-en-dal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ4Rz9-qGjY |
| 73 |  | Urnil
Fabularum
dungeon synth
https://urrnil.bandcamp.com/ |
| 74 |  | Secluded Alchemist
Laboratory Amongst The Leaves
dungeon synth
https://secludedalchemist.bandcamp.com/album/laboratory-amongst-the-leaves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg4xNKqUigI&t=1474s |
| 75 |  | ElixiR [FRA]
Luzrod und'viir fayell
dungeon synth
https://elixirdungeonsynth.bandcamp.com/album/luzrod-undviir-fayell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCBgv6lz-Iw |
| 76 |  | Erang
Endless Realms and Nostalgic Gods
western themed ds
https://erang.bandcamp.com/album/endless-realms-and-nostalgic-gods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRPI_KbIJiY |
| 77 |  | Thangorodrim
Akallabêth
dungeon synth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfhUJ5Um70w
https://thangorodrimsynth.bandcamp.com/album/akallab-th-ep |
| 78 |  | Horn
Retrograd
Folk bm
guy is on a roll Turm am Hang ruled and this is on the same level. (prob. from the same recording sessions) a bit more folky, I'd say.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVG7_IcOCpM&t=722s
https://hornlichterlischt.bandcamp.com/album/retrograd-ep |
| 79 |  | Chevalier
Chapitre II
speed metal
https://chevalier.bandcamp.com/album/chapitre-ii-2 |
| 80 |  | Urarv
Argentum
bm
https://urarv.bandcamp.com/album/argentum |
| 81 |  | Dark Buddha Rising
II
doom
https://darkbuddharising.bandcamp.com/album/ii |
| 82 |  | Make a Change...Kill Yourself
IV
bm
dsbm. business as usual for one of the better bands in this genre.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENi3u7Ihbyg
https://makeachangekillyourself.bandcamp.com/album/iv |
| 83 |  | Molested Divinity
Desolated Realms Through Iniquity
dm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHIaciXSgs8
https://molesteddivinity.bandcamp.com/album/desolated-realms-through-iniquity |
| 84 |  | Necroexophilia
Intergalactic Armageddon
slam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBAfiqqjYBQ&t=1609s
https://necroexophilia.bandcamp.com/ |
| 85 |  | Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard and Slomatics
Totems
stoner doom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkm6pScpoFs
https://slomatics.bandcamp.com/album/totems
https://mammothweedwizardbastard.bandcamp.com/album/totems |
| 86 |  | Cult of Occult
ANTI LIFE
doom/sludge
https://cultofoccult.bandcamp.com/album/anti-life-2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lql9Gzrs-80&t=2s |
| 87 |  | Shitgrinder
Eternal Death
grind
no frills grind in ya face.
https://shitgrindershit.bandcamp.com/album/eternal-death
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYFXXEd_xp4 |
| 88 |  | Spiritual Front
Amour Braque
neofolk pop
https://spiritualfrontofficial.bandcamp.com/album/amour-braque |
| 89 |  | Abhor (ITA)
Occulta religiO
bm
https://ironboneheadproductions.bandcamp.com/album/abhor-occulta-religio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17WFAyORzaQ |
| 90 |  | Ghastly (FIN)
Death Velour
dm
http://listen.20buckspin.com/album/death-velour
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWCvioBkSqvN7e0YEaIstGeIYESN99oW4 |
| 91 |  | Mamaleek
Out of Time
Upcoming
out of nowhere, beyond stoked.
track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK0D6Xu8mFU |
| 92 |  | Faustcoven
Hellfire and Funeral Bells
presumably at the end of this month according to MA, soon according to NWN.
tracks: https://faustcoven.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-shadow-of-doom |
| 93 |  | Innumerable Forms
Punishment in Flesh
Upcoming
Tracks: https://innumerableforms.bandcamp.com/album/punishment-in-flesh |
| 94 |  | Malthusian
Across Deaths
Upcoming
track: https://malthusian.bandcamp.com/album/across-deaths |
| 95 |  | Archgoat
The Luciferian Crown
Upcoming
track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4vXWR0IQSw |
| 96 |  | Manes
Slow Motion Death Sequence
Upcoming
track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gij9-81b9aQ |
| 97 |  | Unanimated
Annihilation
Upcoming |
| 98 |  | Hyperdontia
Abhorrence Veil
New album in september
track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvyqdOKrk6w |
| 99 |  | Windhand
Eternal Return
Upcoming
After their Split with Satan's Satyrs earlier this year ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdVOG4b1p1M) a new full-length record will be released this october. |
| 100 |  | Lucifericon
Al-Khem-Me
Upcoming
track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BFFwaPOUh4 |
| 101 |  | Crippled Black Phoenix
Great Escape
Upcoming
track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGC6444NMj8 |
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